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Report
Wheat bibliography from Southern Africa: breeding, pathology and production research and extension literature
(CIMMYT, 1997)
The impetus for this bibliography came as a guide to the Steering Committee of the Maize and Wheat Improvement Research Network for SADC (MWIRNET) to the published wheat research conducted in southern Africa. This type of ...
Report
Wheat, barley, and triticale cultivars: a list of publications in which national cereal breeders have noted the cooperation or germplasm they received from CIMMYT
(CIMMYT, 1997)
Sustainable cereal production on farmers' fields: that is the ultimate measure of the impact of CIMMYT's research. Its achievement requires a combination of effective technologies and the most appropriate seeds. Over the ...
Handbook
Guide to bread wheat breeding at CIMMYT
(CIMMYT, 2002)
This special report provides a detailed introduction to the three subprograms of the CIMMYT Wheat Program. First published in the late 1980s, the report has been updated regularly as the bread wheat breeding methodology ...
Report
Effects of date of sowing on the yield and yield components of spring wheat and their relationship with solar radiation and temperature at Ludhiana, Punjab, India
(CIMMYT, 1993)
This Wheat Special Report analyzes the effects of radiation and temperature on the date of flowering and grain yield of spring bread wheat cropped under optimum conditions. The experiments were conducted at Ludhiana, Punjab, ...
Report
Effects of date of sowing on the yield and yield components of spring wheat and their relationship with solar radiation and temperature at Ludhiana, Punjab, India
(CIMMYT, 1993)
This Wheat Special Report analyzes the effects of radiation and temperature on the date of flowering and grain yield of spring bread wheat cropped under optimum conditions. The experiments were conducted at Ludhiana, Punjab, ...
Report
Using canopy temperature depression to select for yield potential of wheat in heat stressed environments
(CIMMYT, 1997)
The main objective of the study was to validate the use of canopy temperature depression (CTD) as a rapid early generation screening tool for heat tolerance in wheat. CTD was measured at hot sites in Mexico on F2 derived ...
Report
A guide to the CIMMYT bread wheat program
(CIMMYT, 1998)
This special report is an updated introduction to the CIMMYT Bread Wheat Program. It is designed to help acquaint trainees, visiting scientists, mid-career fellows, and other interested persons with the Program's philosophy, ...
Report
Wheat breeders' perspectives on genetic diversity and germplasm use: findings from an international survey
(CIMMYT, 1996)
Although there is much debate about the role of scientific plant breeding in the possible reduction of genetic diversity in commercially grown crop plants, few studies have recorded breeders' actual use of materials and ...
Report
Lines tested in the International Spring Wheat Yield Nurseries (ISWYN) 1964-1994
(CIMMYT, 1996)
This publication marks the end of an era; after 30 years, the International Spring Wheat Yield Nursery (ISWYN), flagship of the international yield nurseries, has been discontinued. The ISWYN will be replaced by several ...
Book
Fusarium head scab of wheat (Fusarium graminearum Schwabe)
(CIMMYT, 1994)
Scab or head blight of wheat, caused by the fungus Fusarium graminearum Schwabe, was first described in 1891 by Arthur in the United States (2); it was later reported in Japan in 1902. In Mexico the disease was detected ...